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You’re right to point that out. The load-bearing seam of your logical retort is the hidden assumption that the teapot is in outer space, not at peace on a kitchen stovetop here on …

And, soon, brand new, never before seen waterfront property! Invest now so your children can enjoy sand where St. Augustine grass once flourished. \s

I wrote USD, not cash. Most transactions in USD are electronic, not physical, so it’s a little unclear what point you’re trying to make.

That comparison to USD strikes me as disingenuous. Currency is a measure of social trust; it allows social contributions to be measured in a fungible unit. Cryptocurrencies erase t…

It is a great example of a garden path sentence. Our brains’ initial parse of that sentence, while sensible and probable, is incorrect. That is, the mind really wants to interpret …

Don’t you think the speed at which obsolescence occurs matters? There’s a bit of survivorship bias here, in the sense of “I’ve been pulling my sled across this lake for 50 winters …

But the very act of making and organizing your card deck is part of the SRS! It “sucks” because you get no dopamine hit from a fresh desk, as the reward system is not yet in place.…

And what has happened since 2024? https://kcrha.org/news-2026-point-in-time-pit-count-initial-...

> And the number of people in tent encampments has dropped dramatically, it's become rare and short lived in most of the city. Do you have any data to support this claim?

> a longer and broader history From what perspective? The American colonies repeatedly and flagrantly ignored foreign property and intellectual rights, e.g. via laws to protect dom…

And the conflicts fizzled out because both parties remembered that the other also has a WMD? That was my point above.

Edited my post above to clarify that I do not believe Iran has WMD. However, there is now messaging (on social media and on the NYT) from the US far right about how Iran has WMD. T…

Would the world be safer (or more endangered) if Iran had a nuclear weapon? Not sure if North Korea is a good example, but is that not a detente? Bad for the NK people, but not a g…

Unclear what you traffic scenario you are referring to, but in some localities (such as WA state) it is legal for bikes to roll through stop signs in certain scenarios. This makes …

Chinese is not too difficult a language, but it’s likely very different from your native language. Chinese morphology, tense, and overall grammar are far easier to learn than most …

Does this effect refer to how HN commenters respond to one another in the comments?

Can you explain the connection between KYC in banking and the Fourth Amendment? How does KYC constitute a government search/seizure?

This is a sensible plan, given your username.

If I had to guess, Americans say they dislike the 2008 bailouts to mean they dislike how Wall Street banks caused a recession.

> his day-to-day activity now, where he merges code But even then...don't you think his insight into and ability to verify a PR far exceeds that of most devs (LLM or not)? Most of …

> We're all Linus Torvalds now. So...where's your OS and SCM? I get your point that wetware stills matter, but I think it's a bit much to contend that more than a handful of people…

These parties aren’t screwing you. They’re offering a service at a price. You pay for convenience. You may not value your time, but most do. That’s why certain gas stations command…